Muzi watching the tiger fight | With a five-goal win over their former rivals, Arsenal were enough not to put Chelsea on their radar

After last week's Champions League defeat, Arsenal quickly regained their confidence.

Although the defeat to the current Bayern Munich is hurtful, it must be admitted that the current Arsenal do not have the quality base to compete for the title on multiple fronts, so this result can also be said to be a good thing, they can put all their energy into the league game.

With a win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal halted their slump and continued to develop, but they still have to deal with tough league games next. Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will not be in contention for the title this week, but they will be motivated to prevent Arsenal from winning the title.

So, Arsenal's challenge is not over.

Chelsea are not easy to play at any time, and in this game, Arsenal have a more obvious advantage.

Mauricio Pochettino's side were left without Gusto at right-back, so youngster Gilchrist was given his first start, while in midfield, Palmer's absence had an even bigger impact, with no substitutes to replace.

Based on the situation of the opponent and the fact that Arsenal are playing at home, they quickly threatened after the game started:

It didn't take long for him to score a goal as well:

In the goalscoring round, Havertz started from the two central defenders, retreated, and played the ball, and Disassi and Badiashile did not have enough reaction to restrict, which directly allowed Arsenal to form a numerical advantage in the midfield area, and also made Enzo a "monkey" in the monkey game.

So, Chelsea are not only lacking a lot of main players, but also a lot of ability.

In the games that followed, Arsenal created a number of good chances to score:

Some of them were given to them by Chelsea:

With those chances, Arsenal were enough to score another goal 30 minutes earlier, which is something the title contenders need to do, but the mercy of the Arsenal players and the courage of Petrovic prevented the 2-0 scoreline from happening sooner.

During this period, in addition to Arsenal's poor ability to grasp opportunities and Chelsea's reliance on goalkeepers to survive, Chelsea was able to withstand away from home, and the performance of countermeasures cannot be ignored.

Jackson is still capable of single-handedly leading a counterattack:

Madueke can also deliver crosses with the support of his team-mates:

It's all good performances, but apart from these two, Chelsea's other attacking players seem to be very quiet, Gallagher's ability is understandable here, but Mudryk, who spent tens of millions of dollars, is not doing well.

In front of the media, Pochettino doesn't like to hit the confidence of his players, but on the pitch, Mudryk's technical ability is very inconsistent and his play is quite limited, so Chelsea really can't count on him in this away start.

Therefore, Chelsea's starting XI away from home was like this, there were a lot of problems with personnel and ability, and Arsenal only took a 1-0 lead in the first half, leaving the game in suspense all the time, which should not have been.

In the dressing room at half-time, Mikel Arteta must have picked up the wind.

So in the second half, Arsenal's pressing intensified significantly.

In the 50th minute, Arsenal won the ball back from Mykhailo Mudryk and Conor Gallagher:

Then in the positional battle, Odegaard sent a pass through the right rib with a multi-point response to create a corner:

In this corner shootout, Arsenal scored the second goal:

With that goal, Arsenal were on the right path.

With Chelsea's counter-attack limited, midfield contention and a clear weakness at the back, Arsenal should have won this game in a more relaxed way, with the belated second goal finally breaking the window.

Odegaard's passing was of course a key part of the game, but it was also in line with his inherent need for plenty of space and multi-point catches to play freely.

And if Odegaard wants to contribute more to Arsenal, in the 36th minute of the first half, he will have to attack the goal resolutely, instead of choosing to cooperate when there is space in front of him, when his teammates think he should play alone:

After scoring the second goal, Chelsea naturally chose to press, and Arsenal naturally got space to counter-attack. In the 57th minute, Arsenal counter-attacked, Odegaard delivered another beautiful pass, and Havertz seized the opportunity:

Therefore, the external evaluation criteria should be revised.

On the football field, the performance that can directly threaten the goal should always be the highest evaluation, and the passing is of course very important, but the success of a pass needs to be based on the completion of the two links of passing well and receiving well.

Unfortunately, however, Havertz's importance has not been properly appreciated, especially given that he is in a position where he is not entirely suitable.

With three goals in hand, Arsenal basically sealed the victory of this game, and the few suspense is what score Arsenal will win this London derby.

In the 61st minute, Jackson missed another great opportunity:

And five minutes after he missed a great chance, Arsenal scored two more goals:

In the end, Arsenal won 5-0 and survived the 1/2 of the new challenge of the week.

Judging from the whole game, Arsenal at home was always on the strong side, and even in the first half when they could not extend the score, Arsenal also took the initiative on the field.

Chelsea's counter-actions have always been limited and heavily reliant on individual play, with little to say once the ball is in Mudryk's area.

The only man who effectively stopped Arsenal was Petrovic, but he also lost in the second half with an all-round blow.

Therefore, Chelsea in this game is indeed not Arsenal's opponent.

However, the championship team cannot afford to let up the slack. In fact, today's Arsenal has a theoretical obvious problem, the height of the six in the midfield and back is more than 185cm, once the opponent hits Arsenal's midfield in a large space, these big men are prone to each other can not effectively assist in defense, supplement the problem.

This may not have been a problem that has come up frequently in the context of Chelsea's effective countermeasures, but it is difficult to say in the weekend's game, so Arteta still needs to think twice before the game against Tottenham and not let his guard down because of this victory.

Only then will Arsenal be able to cross the line first.